[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tera' qaw

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, February 16, 2025

Klingon word: 	tera' qaw
Part of speech: 	noun
Definition: 	cow
Source: 		qepHom 2024
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AFAIK not used in a sentence.

(qepHom 2024): this was not given directly, but inferred from the entry for "beef" 

tera' qaw Ha'DIbaH  	beef (n) (qepHom 2024)

TREK NOTES:
  "The *minn'hor* is a beast of burden (similar to cattle), the milk of which is used to make cheese." (Felix, 7/25/2016; cf. Michal Jan Friedman's pro-novel _Kahless_)

SEE ALSO:
tangqa'  		bull-like animal, *tangkar* (n) GILGAMESH
QI'tu' tangqa'  		Bull of Heaven (n) GILGAMESH

(MO, HQ 9.4):  In the epic, Gilgamesh and Enkidu battle the Bull of Heaven. The Klingon translation (allegedly found on a barren planetoid) contains the phrase: {QI'tu' tangqa'}.  Although {QI'tu'} "heaven" is a familiar enough term, {tangqa'} is clearly something new.  Maltz graciously provided the following brief explanation: There's this Klingon animal, you see, which is kind of bull-like.  It's called a {tangqa'}.  Both male and female ones are called {tangqa'}.  So it doesn't really mean bull.  But it certainly looks like one.  Or more like a bull than anything else.

tlhuQ  			tail (n) 
pu'			horn; spike (n)
  - "The horn of an animal, same word as the spike on a boot (or a spike in general).  When clarity is called for, say {Ha'DIbaH pu'} or {DI'raq loD pu'}.  The plural of {pu'} is either {pu'mey} or {pu'Du'}, depending on the specific meaning of (pu'}." (The Little Prince)

nIm 			milk (n)
qulcher 		cream (n)
wIlpuq 			pudding (n)

Do not confuse with the noun {qaw} "memory" (i.e. the ability).

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons